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Being honoured

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Eddie Playfair

I was honoured to attend the 2017 Graduation ceremony for University of East London’s Sir John Cass School of Education and Communities on 1st November 2017. The ceremony granted UEL degrees in Early Childhood Studies, Education Studies, Social Work , … Continue reading →

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From ‘slumming’ to solidarity.

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Eddie Playfair

The evolution of responses to urban poverty and inequality. Part 2. From London to Chicago and back again Two selective and interlinked chronologies: London 1884: Toynbee Hall in Whitechapel was founded by Canon Samuel Barnett and his wife Henrietta Barnett … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, History | Tagged Barack Obama, Beatrice Webb, Canning Town, Charles Booth, Chicago, Citizens UK, Clement Attlee, East london, George Lansbury, Henrietta Barnett, Hull House, Jane Addams, London citizens, Mansfield House, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, Percy Alden, Plaistow, Rebecca Cheetham, Saul Alinsky, TELCO, Toynbee Hall, Universities, University of East London, university settlements, William Beveridge | Leave a comment

From Toynbee to TELCO via Chicago.

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Eddie Playfair

The evolution of responses to urban poverty and inequality. Part 1. From settlement to social activism Living and working in East London, I am interested in how our part of the city has been shaped by its past, how today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Barack Obama, Chicago, Citizens UK, East london, Henrietta Barnett, Hull House, Industrial Areas Foundation, inequality, Jane Addams, London citizens, poverty, Samuel Barnett, Saul Alinsky, Toynbee Hall, university settlements | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: East london

Being honoured

From ‘slumming’ to solidarity.

From Toynbee to TELCO via Chicago.

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